Gollum Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/27/american-atheist-blogger-hacked-to-death-in-bangladesh What is happening to Bangladesh? If all this can happen under the secular Awami league imagine the hell that would be unleashed if Khaleda Zia comes to power.
gs Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 If there are so many bad apples, then there must be something wrong with the orchard - Bill Maher
Gollum Posted February 27, 2015 Author Posted February 27, 2015 Sad to see our so called liberals turning a blind eye to this news just bcos the victim is a Hindu, but sadly this is the norm nowadays. Chck twitter, AIMIM fans are celebrating this murder, saying they will distribute sweets, light crackers and calling Hindus all sorts of names.
Desi Cartman Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Its not a nice thing to say at this stage but one must see the kind of place they are in before doing this kind of writing. Kudos to him for trying but he was being naive if he thought it was safe to write freely in that part of the world.
vvvslaxman Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Previous incident was Atheist blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider was hacked to death in 2013 by members of a little known Islamist militant group, triggering nationwide protests by tens of thousands of secular activists. - See more at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/world/article/atheist-blogger-hacked-to-death-in-bangladesh#sthash.fQoU64ub.QtPOnsCn.dpuf
Texy Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 He married a Muslim and she was attacked as well. So this was killing two birds with one stone situation for the Islamists. Bangladesh is slowly turning into another Pakistan.
Malcolm Merlyn Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 American atheist blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh A prominent American blogger of Bangladeshi origin has been hacked to death with machetes by unidentified assailants in Dhaka, after he allegedly received threats from Islamists. The body of Avijit Roy, founder of the Mukto-Mona (Free-mind) blog site – which champions liberal secular writing in the Muslim-majority nation – was found covered in blood after an attack that also left his wife critically wounded. “He died as he was brought to the hospital. His wife was also seriously wounded. She has lost a finger,†local police chief Sirajul Islam said. The couple were on a bicycle rickshaw, returning from a book fair, when two assailants stopped and dragged them on to the pavement before striking them with machetes, local media reported, citing witnesses. Hundreds of protesters rallied in Dhaka to denounce the murder, chanting slogans including “we want justice†and “raise your voice against militantsâ€. Imran Sarker, the head of the Bangladesh bloggers’ association, said the protests would continue until those responsible were apprehended. “Avijit’s killing once again proved that there is a culture of impunity in the country,†Sarker told Agence France-Presse. “The government must arrest the killers in 24 hours or face non-stop protests.†Roy, who was 42, is the second Bangladeshi blogger to have been murdered in two years and the fourth writer to have been attacked since 2004. Hardline Islamist groups have long demanded the public killing of atheist bloggers and sought new laws to deal with writing critical of Islam. “Roy suffered fatal wounds in the head and died from bleeding ... after being brought to the hospital,†Dr Sohel Ahmed told reporters. Avijit Roy’s wife, Rafida Ahmed Banna, is carried on a stretcher after being seriously injured by unidentified assailants. Roy founded a blog site which champions liberal secular writing in the Muslim majority nation. Avijit Roy’s wife, Rafida Ahmed Banna, is carried on a stretcher after being seriously injured by unidentified assailants. Roy founded a blog site which champions liberal secular writing in the Muslim majority nation. Police have launched an inquiry and recovered the machetes used in the attack but could not confirm whether Islamists were behind the incident. But Roy’s father said the writer, a US citizen, had received a number of “threatening†emails and messages on social media from hardliners unhappy with his writing. “He was a secular humanist and has written about 10 books,†Ajoy Roy told AFP.His most famous work was Biswasher Virus (Virus of Faith). The Center for Inquiry, a US-based charity promoting free thought, said it was “shocked and heartbroken†by the brutal murder. “Dr Roy was a true ally, a courageous and eloquent defender of reason, science, and free expression, in a country where those values have been under heavy attack,†it said in a statement. Roy’s killing also triggered strong condemnation from his fellow writers and publishers, who lamented the growing religious conservatism and intolerance in Bangladesh. “The attack on Roy and his wife, Rafida Ahmed, is outrageous. We strongly protest this attack and are deeply concerned about the safety of writers,†said Sarker. Pinaki Bhattacharya, a fellow blogger and friend of Roy, claimed one of the country’s largest online book retailers was being openly threatened for selling Roy’s books. “In Bangladesh the easiest target is an atheist. An atheist can be attacked and murdered,†he wrote on Facebook. Atheist blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider was hacked to death in 2013 by members of a little-known Islamist militant group, triggering nationwide protests by tens of thousands of secular activists. “The pattern of the killing appeared to be the same as that of previous attack on a celebrated writer,†said Shiblee Noman, assistant commissioner of Dhaka police. “It seems it was carried out by a reactionary fundamentalist group.†After Haider’s death, Bangladesh’s hardline Islamist groups started to protest against other campaigning bloggers, calling a series of nationwide strikes to demand their deaths, accusing them of blasphemy. The secular government of the Bangladeshi prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, reacted by arresting some atheist bloggers. The government also blocked about a dozen websites and blogs to stem the furore over blasphemy, as well as stepping up security for the bloggers. On Friday Sarker said: “Communal and militant groups have threatened the very spirit of our nation. Yet instead of crushing them, the government was keen on appeasing them by arresting secular bloggers.†Noman said police were investigating a tweet by the pro-Islamist group Ansar Bangla Seven that appeared to celebrate Roy’s murder. “Target Down here in Bangladesh,†the group tweeted from the @AnsarBn7 handle. The US embassy to Bangladesh offered its condolences to Roy’s family and said it was providing consular assistance. Roy’s wife, who is also a blogger, was moved to a clinic for further treatment on Friday. Bangladesh is the world’s fourth-largest Muslim majority nation with Muslims making up some 90 per cent of the country’s 160 million people. A tribunal has recently handed down a series of verdicts against leading Islamists and others for crimes committed during the war of independence from Pakistan in 1971. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/27/american-atheist-blogger-hacked-to-death-in-bangladesh
Gollum Posted February 27, 2015 Author Posted February 27, 2015 He married a Muslim and she was attacked as well. So this was killing two birds with one stone situation for the Islamists. Bangladesh is slowly turning into another Pakistan. And WB is turning into a Bangladesh.
gs Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 And WB is turning into a Bangladesh. So long as its secular, all is well.
Malcolm Merlyn Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 http://www.indiancricketfans.com/showthread.php?t=322947 Someone Merge.
zen Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Sad - It appears as if people are becoming less and less liberal and more and more intolerant in the subcon
Gollum Posted February 27, 2015 Author Posted February 27, 2015 Pics make me wanna cry. Why are some people so violent?
zen Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Pics make me wanna cry. Why are some people so violent? People in India have to see that it doesn't go this way too
Shivaji bhonsle Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 No Muslim majority country will be a secular one. India should get ready for another mass Hindu migration from Bangladesh.
Gollum Posted February 27, 2015 Author Posted February 27, 2015 Islamists on social media are celebrating this murder, above is one example. Even Akbaruddin Owaisi supporters are elated with this development, what is wrong with these ****s?
Malcolm Merlyn Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Islamists on social media are celebrating this murder, above is one example. Even Akbaruddin Owaisi supporters are elated with this development, what is wrong with these ****s? This will just fan the Islamophobia wave.I fear the day is not far when other religions will retaliate and we will see a lot of bloodshed.That will be one of the saddest day for mankind.People dying for religion:((
Laaloo Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 He married a Muslim and she was attacked as well. So this was killing two birds with one stone situation for the Islamists. Bangladesh is slowly turning into another Pakistan. and these people are flocking to India in drones
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